Therapeutics & Translation

Groups / Projects	Research Lead	Dept / Centre
Autologous stem cell therapies in Australia	Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie
Brown laboratory: Behavioural neuropharmacology	Head of Laboratory Dr Robyn M Brown
Contemplating stem cells in society	Project Leader Dr Claire Tanner
Crack laboratory: Neuropharmacology	Head of Laboratory Professor Peter Crack
Defining new roles for the Hippo signalling pathway in skeletal muscle	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Developing innovative animal and cell culture models to study and treat muscular dystrophies	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Towards understanding new therapies for obesity and diabetes: discovering new regulators of lipid metabolism	Research Project Leader Professor Matthew Watt
Dolcetti Laboratory: Clinical and Translational Immunotherapy	Head of Laboratory Professor Riccardo Dolcetti
Edgington-Mitchell laboratory: Protease pathophysiology	Head of Research Group A/Prof Laura Edgington-Mitchell
Endothelin pharmacology in the setting of pulmonary hypertension	Project Leader Professor James Angus
Exercise-induced liver-muscle cross-talk and mitochondrial adaptations	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Exploring new roles for the TGFβ signalling network as a key regulator of skeletal muscle in health and disease	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Furness laboratory: Digestive physiology and nutrition	Head of Laboratory Professor John Furness
Gleeson laboratory: Membrane trafficking in the secretory and endocytic pathways in health and disease.	Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gleeson
Gooley laboratory: Receptor structural biology	Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gooley
Gregorevic laboratory: Muscle Research and Therapeutics	Head of Laboratory Professor Paul Gregorevic
Growth factors and peptide mimetics	Project Leader Dr Susan Northfield
Hoyer laboratory: Translational neuropharmacology	Head of Laboratory Professor Daniel Hoyer
Ivanusic laboratory: Pain and sensory mechanisms	Head of Laboratory Professor Jason Ivanusic
Keenan laboratory: Epigenetic regulation of immunity and disease	Head of Laboratory Dr Christine Keenan
Learning from skeletal muscles to develop new treatments for cancer	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
McQuade laboratory: Gut-Barrier & Disease	Head of Laboratory Dr Rachel McQuade
Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in cancer	Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum
Molecular mechanisms that contribute to skeletal pain	Head of Laboratory Professor Jason Ivanusic
Montgomery laboratory: Metabolic Tissue Cross-Talk	Head of Laboratory Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Munsie laboratory: Ethical, legal and social implications of stem cell research	Head of Laboratory Professor Megan Munsie
Murray laboratory: Myelin biology	Head of Laboratory Associate Professor Simon Murray
Pain management using ultrasound-guided local anaesthetic techniques	Head of Laboratory Professor Jason Ivanusic
Parker laboratory: Structural biology and computational Design	Head of Laboratory and Director, Bio21 Institute Professor Michael Parker
Patient voices: An analysis of patients’ information-based priorities and needs	Project Leader Professor Megan Munsie
Preclinical pharmacology – cardiovascular efficacy and safety R&D	Project Leader Associate Professor Christine Wright
Prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target discovery in stroke	Project Leader Dr Jonathon Mangum
Project 1. Development of improved cancer vaccines to enhance the efficacy of immunotherapy combination strategies	Project Leader Professor Riccardo Dolcetti
Project 2. Identification and characterisation of novel classes of therapeutically relevant tumour neo-antigens	Project Leader Professor Riccardo Dolcetti
Ralph laboratory: Antimalarial targets and resistance	Head of Laboratory Dr Stuart Ralph
Relaxin family peptide hormones	Project Leader Associate Professor Tony Hughes
Ruparelia Laboratory: Muscle Growth, Regeneration and Ageing	Head of Laboratory Dr Avnika Ruparelia
Schneider-Futschik laboratory: Rare and complex lung disease	Head of Laboratory A/Prof Elena Schneider-Futschik	Lung Health Research Centre
Solving a Major Complication of Parkinson’s Disease: Targeting Debilitating Constipation Through Novel Pharmacology	Joint Heads of Laboratory Professor John Furness & Dr Myat Noe (Cherish) Han
Stewart laboratory: Mechanopharmacology, fibrosis and drug development	Head of Laboratory Professor Alastair Stewart
The Bonn and Melbourne Research and Graduate School	Melbourne Coordinator Dr Marie Greyer
The heart as a central player in tissue cross-talk	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
The link between cardiovascular disease and neurodegeneration – focus on Alzheimer’s disease	Project Leader Associate Professor Christine Wright
Tilley laboratory: Malaria parasite drug discovery	Head of Laboratory, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Pharmacology, ARC Australian Laureate Fellow (2015-2020) Emeritus Professor Leann Tilley
Tissue communication in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) and liver fibrosis	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Trovafloxacin – an antibiotic with additional properties	Project Leader Professor James Angus
Understanding metabolic cross-talk in health and disease - Focus on type 2 diabetes and fatty liver	Research Project Leader Dr Magdalene Montgomery
Unravelling the mysteries of E3 ubiquitin ligase in regulating skeletal muscle size and function	Research Project Leader Associate Professor Paul Gregorevic
Watt laboratory: Metabolism and Diabetes	Head of Laboratory Professor Matthew Watt
Wheatley Laboratory	Head of Laboratory Dr Adam Wheatley
Wilkinson-Berka laboratory: Retinal vascular biology and inflammation	Head of Laboratory Professor Jennifer Wilkinson-Berka

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